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Vocabulary: Otiose
Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO otiose Pronunciation: homage Definition: serving no purpose As used in a sentence: The shed was filled with otiose tools that should have been thrown away long … Continue reading
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Learning Korean and Japanese
The POD101 on Youtube for these are very helpful. They teach the alphabets learning very well. It should also be very helpful in learning how to type these letters on a regular English Windows keyboard: For Korean For Japanese
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Vocab: Extol
Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO extol Pronunciation: extol Definition: praise enthusiastically As used in a sentence: Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat.
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Vocabulary: Hissy fit
slang: a sudden period of uncontrolled and silly anger like a child's: Sue threw a hissy fit when she found out
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Vocabulary: Capitulate
Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO capitulate Pronunciation: capitulate Definition: to give up resistance As used in a sentence: He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.
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Vocab: Cacophony
Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO cacophony Pronunciation: cacophony Definition: jarring sound As used in a sentence: The cacophony in the crowded classroom drowned out the principal’s announcement.
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Vocab: Alacrity
Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO Alacrity Pronunciation: alacrity Definition: cheerful readiness As used in a sentence: Having studied really hard last night, the student took the exam with alacrity.
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Learning German
Lingopie is not enough for proper learning. Just vocabularies. Grammar is needed. A good start is here: https://storylearning.com/learn/german/german-tips/basic-german-grammar I am beginning to get this CASES stuff I first encountered in Latin.
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Vocabulary: Sardonic
Kathy’s Word of the Week Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our CHRO Sardonic Pronunciation: sardonic Definition: cynical As used in a sentence: Although my sister spoke in a sardonic voice, I knew she meant no disrespect to me.
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